Irish Nationwide
# irish-nationwide - Friday 29 March, 2013
After four years and €64.1 billion, bank guarantee is finally scrapped
Ireland will still guarantee bonds issued by banks since 2010, but will no longer guarantee new bonds or high-level deposits.
# irish-nationwide - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Extract: ‘The Financial Regulator investigating what went wrong at Irish Nationwide is a unique piece of Irish irony’
Michael Fingleton’s autonomous powers in Irish Nationwide should have been picked up on by the Financial Regulator – why weren’t they? asks Tom Lyons and Richard Curran.
# irish-nationwide - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
Taoiseach quizzed on whether credit unions will lose millions in IBRC liquidation
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said credit unions could lose up to €17 million in the liquidation of the former Anglo Irish Bank.
# irish-nationwide - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
10 things we learned from RTÉ’s Inside Irish Nationwide
Richard Curran and Tom Lyons have lifted the lid on the building society which has cost the taxpayer €5.4 billion with some pretty shocking revelations about Michael Fingleton and co…
# irish-nationwide - Thursday 7 February, 2013
Explainer: What happened last night? Why was IBRC liquidated? What happens now?
Why on earth were the Dáil and Seanad sitting until the small hours of this morning? This might help…
# irish-nationwide - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Challenge to promissory notes dismissed, court says TD could bring case
The Dublin businessman David Hall had taken a case against the State arguing that the issuing of the €31 billion promissory notes to the former Anglo Irish Bank is illegal as there was no Dáil vote.
# irish-nationwide - Saturday 26 January, 2013
Report: ECB rules out long-term bond to replace promissory note
Reuters cites ECB sources as saying the proposal was discussed this week – and ruled out as being illegal under EU treaties.
# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
EU approves six-month extension of Ireland’s bank guarantee
The approval is seen as routine and may be the last extension, with the possibility of a withdrawal early next year.
# irish-nationwide - Friday 26 October, 2012
Executives of three guaranteed banks to face Oireachtas committee
Representatives of IBRC, AIB and Bank of Ireland will all appear before the Finance committee next week.
# irish-nationwide - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
Banks repay €3.3 billion in fees from State guarantee schemes
New figures show the seven banks covered by the State’s guarantees have returned €3.36 billion so far.
# irish-nationwide - Tuesday 4 September, 2012
Infographic: How much have the Irish put into their banks?
As this image reveals, quite a bit.
# irish-nationwide - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
The investigation of Seán FitzPatrick: a timeline of the story so far
Seán FitzPatrick has kept a low-profile in recent years but there are indications he could soon face charges in connection with alleged financial irregularities at Anglo Irish Bank. Here’s what’s been happening…
# irish-nationwide - Saturday 7 April, 2012
Fine Gael chair says Mahon could chair ‘anti-corruption commission’
Charlie Flanagan has called for the setting-up of an anti-corruption commission in the wake of the Mahon Tribunal findings.
# irish-nationwide - Saturday 31 March, 2012
Explainer: What’s reportedly being discussed in talks on Ireland’s bank debt?
RTÉ says Ireland’s banks could be given bonds by the EFSF, which could then be used to go to the ECB and get funds.
# irish-nationwide - Thursday 29 March, 2012
Confirmed: Noonan announces deal on promissory notes
The government had been in negotiations for some time with the European Central Bank over the €3.1 billion note which was due to be paid by this Saturday.
# irish-nationwide - Monday 12 March, 2012
Fianna Fáil accuses Govt of putting debt deal in jeopardy
“All over the place” is how Michael McGrath described Fine Gael and Labour’s handling of the Anglo debt negotiations.
# irish-nationwide - Tuesday 6 March, 2012
Senior Irish official says Ireland seeking wider deal to reduce debt burden
The Department of Finance however said it is too early to speculate on the outcome of ongoing discussions.
# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 15 February, 2012
Daily Fix: Wednesday
In today’s Fix: household charge campaign; health service ‘reduction’; and the best way to get onto a crowded bus…
# irish-nationwide - Saturday 21 January, 2012
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Nine things to know this morning…
# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 21 December, 2011
IMF calls on EU to support Ireland
The IMF says Ireland has made “exceptional” efforts to meet its bailout targets – and urged the EU to give more assistance to the country concerning its banking debts.
# irish-nationwide - Tuesday 1 November, 2011
Occupy Dame Street to hold protest against bondholder payout
Organisers of the Occupy Dame Street protests are to demonstrate against the repayment of an unsecured Anglo Irish Bank bond later today.
# irish-nationwide - Monday 31 October, 2011
Govt under pressure over Anglo bondholder payout
Tomorrow, the Government is due to sign off on a US$1 billion (€718 million) payout to unsecured Anglo Irish Bank bondholders.
# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 12 October, 2011
Anglo Irish Bank… in the shredder
Bank staff are asked to get rid of all signs of the old name from their office space.
# irish-nationwide - Monday 3 October, 2011
Column: Michael Fingleton’s expense claims are despicable – but they are tip of the iceberg
Former trader Nick Leeson laments the lack of real will to bring ex-Irish Nationwide chief Michael Fingleton to account but notes that the excesses of certain individuals are distracting us from the wider banking scandal.
# irish-nationwide - Friday 30 September, 2011
Fingleton expenses “will infuriate” people, says Hannigan
Dominic Hannigan, the Labour Party TD, has said this highlights the need for increased powers for Oireachtas committees, which will be decided by referendum next month.
# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 21 September, 2011
Noonan pushes for repayment of Fingleton’s Irish Nationwide bonus
The Minister for Finance has asked that the board of the newly formed IBRC continue to push for the return of €1 million paid to the former Irish Nationwide chief in 2009.
# irish-nationwide - Friday 26 August, 2011
Anglo Irish Bank reports half yearly losses of over €100 million
An improvement on last year, when interim losses were €8.2 billion, the worst in Irish corporate history.
# irish-nationwide - Thursday 18 August, 2011
Anglo begins talks with unions on 130 job cuts
The bank said it hopes to encourage voluntary redundancies, but will lay off staff if targets are not met.
# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 3 August, 2011
Exchequer runs €18.9bn deficit in first seven months – with banks to blame
Department of Finance figures show that the Exchequer would be €2bn better off than at last year, if not for the banks.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Nine things to know this morning…
# irish-nationwide - Friday 24 June, 2011
The Daily Fix: Friday
In your evening wrap-up: Does the DAA chief deserve a bonus? How is Ireland so good at boxing? And shouldn’t they have called the movie The Anti-Social Network?
# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 15 June, 2011
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
All the news of the day, plus some bits and pieces you may have missed…
# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 8 June, 2011
€7.3bn: the cost of bailing out unguaranteed bank bondholders so far
While most of the banks’ liabilities are covered by the government guarantee, we’ve been footing the bill for other bonds.
# irish-nationwide - Friday 20 May, 2011
Out with a whimper: Irish Nationwide bows out with “catastrophic” losses
Releasing its final annual results before its merger with Anglo, Irish Nationwide reveals an annual loss of €3.3 billion.
# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 4 May, 2011
Government to centralise borrower data under revised EU-IMF deal
The Department of Finance’s draft memorandum of understanding also includes renewed plans to sell €73bn of bank assets.
# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 27 April, 2011
Ever wanted to be a bank director? Now’s your chance
The Department of Finance says it will advertise in the papers, seeking expressions of interest for appointments to boards.
# irish-nationwide - Wednesday 20 April, 2011
End of an empire: Anglo name to be removed from HQ today
The nameplates that have come to symbolise Ireland’s banking downfall will be removed from Anglo’s Dublin HQ today.
# irish-nationwide - Monday 11 April, 2011
Anglo and Irish Nationwide ordered to pursue merger plan
Anglo says Michael Noonan has ordered it and Irish Nationwide to begin action on a joint plan for “high level restructuring”.





















































